August joining suggestions by Froggy

Lovely Nerds!   As our glorious route master is currently up to the knot on his clip-on tie with olympic-proportioned shenanigans at Gatwick, I thought that I'd offer him some respite from the additional rigours of planning a ramble and offer you Nerds hospitality chez moi, followed by a crunch and munch (actually "quaff and scoff") somewhere near Seaford.   If all willing and /or able participants could make it to Sandore Road between, say 09:30 and 09:45, this should allow enough time for generous refreshments prior to catching a bus from Newlands Corner (don't forget your passes, [aged parents]) towards Eastbourne. Whether it will be a tried-and-tested route or something new or a combination of both remains to be seen, but I'm working on it during the lashings of downtime that is wonderfully synonymous with Newhaven but, alas where such lack of staff commands one into seeing foot pax, lorry drivers and car pax all together in one movement - ah! If only I were at Gatwick....? (heaven forfend!!)   For those of us going to Rye, here is what would be the train stuff:- Off peak return from Seaford/Newhaven £24.00 and from Lewes £21.00. Probably the 09:58/10:05 from Seaford/Newhaven and the 10:44 from Lewes, allowing a full ½ hour in Vic's. The price has taken me somewhat aback, so maybe it will have to be a car after all, but baggsy I don't have to drive?   Finally, I hope that you will all join me in wishing dear old Malcy Baby a very happy 64th on Friday and since Crunchie is back where he belongs, I can feel another repeat local ramble coming soon with lunch at the Flying Fish (though Madison's lot (see previous ramble scribblings) have sold up the burger van near to the stables) and a meet up with the Birthday Boy?   See yous next week   Frog One